If Ambedkar statue is not erected at Hyderabad’s Panjagutta, will go on hunger strike: Cong…
Hyderabad (Telangana) , December 19 Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Friday threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike if his demand to erect a statue of Dr. BR Ambedkar at Panjagutta crossroad here is not…
Trump speaks with Macron to wish him speedy recovery
Washington , December 19 US President Donald Trump in a recent telephone call with French President Emmanuel Macron wished him a speedy recovery after the latter was infected with the novel coronavirus, White House Deputy Press…
Union Additional Secy reviews implementation of Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme…
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) , December 19 (ANI): HS Meena, Additional Secretary, Department of Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India on Friday chaired a meeting to discuss and review progress on Digital India…
J-K LG launches ‘Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network’ to rationalise Covid vaccine…
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) , December 19 : In a bid to rationalise Covid-19 vaccine flow and distribution across Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday launched the 'Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network' (eVIN) here…
Class 3 student from Odisha collected over 5,000 matchboxes from different countries
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) , December 19 (ANI): Unlike many who may prefer to click pictures and save them as a memoir from holidays, a class three student from Bhubaneswar has an unusual passion for collecting matches boxes from across…
US Vice President Mike Pence, second lady get vaccinated in public
Washington, Dec 18 (UNI) US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Second Lady Karen Pence received Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccination in public on Friday, becoming the first senior White House officials to undergo the procedure. “I didn’t feel…
Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll tops 185,000
Brasilia , December 19 Brazil's Covid-19 death toll rose to 185,650 on Friday after 823 more patients died from the disease in the previous 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.
In the same period, tests detected 52,544 cases…
US approves Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
The Moderna approval comes exactly a week after the US Food and Drug Administration okayed a shot from Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. Moderna expects to have 85-100 million shots available in the US in the first three months of…
US seizes 2 fake coronavirus vaccine websites
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (Sputnik) The US authorities have seized two fake websites pretending to belong to the biotech companies producing coronavirus vaccines, US Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert Hur said. "The US Attorney’s Office…
Italy imposes lockdown for X-mas period
Rome, Dec 19 (Sputnik) Italy has imposed a lockdown for almost the whole holiday period, with the exception of a few days, and will allow a maximum of two guests for Christmas and New Year celebration, given they should anyways…
ISKCON monks cycle from Gurugram to Rajasthan to pass spiritual wisdom to COVID survivors
To primarily instil spiritual wisdom in those facing the consequences of COVID, five monks from ISKCON Gurugram cycled to Bhiwadi in Rajasthan, carrying 100 spiritual books - from the Bhagavad Gita to a few written by ISKCON founder…
PM Modi wishes ‘dear friend’ Macron speedy recovery from COVID-19
New Delhi , December 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wished French President Emmanuel Macron a speedy recovery from COVID-19.
"Wishing my dear friend @EmmanuelMacron a speedy recovery and the best of health," Modi tweeted in…
Saif Ali Khan’s political drama ‘Tandav’ to release in January on Amazon Prime…
MUMBAI: Actor Saif Ali Khan's Amazon Prime Video series "Tandav" will hit the streaming platform on January 15, 2021.
Created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the nine-part political drama features an ensemble cast headlined by Khan,…
New Mysterious Monolith Shows Up in Bolivia: Authorities
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 18 (Sputnik) A mysterious monolith, similar to those found in several other countries, have been found in Bolivia, the authorities of the Samaipata municipality of the Santa Cruz department said. “A metal structure with…
Zomato ranks as worst performing digital platform; CEO takes ‘full responsibility’
NEW DELHI: After facing the flak for being the worst performing digital platform on the Fairwork India Ratings, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal has taken the full responsibility for such an abysmal performance, saying the company will try its…
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 74.8mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Dec 18 The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 74.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.66 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Friday, the…
Fed keeps rate near zero and sees brighter economy in 2021
Washington: The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will keep buying government bonds until the economy makes "substantial" progress, a step intended to reassure financial markets and keep long-term borrowing rates low indefinitely.…
Global cues unleash bulls in equity market, pharma stocks rally
New Delhi: Bullish global cues after the US FOMC meet lifted the key Indian equity indices to reach new record intraday highs on Thursday.
Accordingly, the market had a "gap up" opening at their respective high levels.
In terms of…
UK, India sign agreements on climate change
New Delhi , December 17 : United Kingdom's foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday concluded his three-day visit to India with the signing of a series of agreements in Bengaluru signalling the UK's strong partnership with…
‘Cauliflower at Re 1 per kg’: UP farmer destroys ready-to-harvest crop
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh): Amid the ongoing farmers' protests against farm laws and minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, a farmer in Shamli's Mayapuri village destroyed his standing crop of cauliflowers, claiming that he was…
